Open AccessReactions to Psychiatry Referral in Patients Presenting with Physical Complaints to Medical and Surgical Outpatient Services
Author(s) -
Shubh Mohan Singh,
BN Subodh,
Aseem Mehra,
Abbas Mehdi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 0975-1564
pISSN - 0253-7176
DOI - 10.4103/ijpsym.ijpsym_402_16
Subject(s) - referral , psychiatry , medicine , mental illness , liaison psychiatry , outpatient clinic , family medicine , mental health
While it is well known that patients with psychiatric illness feel stigmatized, little is known about the reactions to a psychiatric referral among those who visit general hospital medical and surgical services for their complaints.